The Donk is DONE! Hitting The Dyno, Street Session, and a Fiery Burnout at Tire Slayer Studios

The Donk is DONE! Hitting The Dyno, Street Session, and a Fiery Burnout at Tire Slayer Studios

  It’s FINALLY time to put some power down in our donk! We brought it over for some big block tuning magic from our friends (aka Suppy’s brother Chan) at Redline Performance. This thing sounds NU...
Our Donk Gets its New One-Off Custom-Milled Wheels! Plus, Big Block CHOP

Our Donk Gets its New One-Off Custom-Milled Wheels! Plus, Big Block CHOP

  This Donk project has – hands down – the best chop of any build we’ve done in this shop so far. Zac might have to haul back out here for retribution. And if that’s not enough, today’s the day t...
Our Donk Gets a Fresh Face and Big Bass. Final Steps Before It Runs Again!

Our Donk Gets a Fresh Face and Big Bass. Final Steps Before It Runs Again!

  You know what the worst part about a car build is? The finishing part. So many little details, bolts, and brackets… half of which we’ve tossed or lost. But ya know what, that’s just a chance fo...
Donk Gets Bump in the Trunk. Building a Removable Sub Box For Race Mode vs Street Mode

Donk Gets Bump in the Trunk. Building a Removable Sub Box For Race Mode vs Street Mode

  So we may be building a “race donk”, but there’s NO way we would let this thing out the door without having the right amount of bump in the trunk. Why not get you a box that could do both? Our ...
Donk Goes Off to Paint! But First, We Fix our Exhaust Problems

Donk Goes Off to Paint! But First, We Fix our Exhaust Problems

  Thanks to Dollar Shave Club for sponsoring. Go to http://DollarShaveClub.com/Hoonigan to get your starter set for $5. After that, the restock box ships razors at regular price. Scotto’s newfoun...
The Donk is Getting a Carbon Roof, Carbon Hood, And... Hockey Puck Body Mounts??

The Donk is Getting a Carbon Roof, Carbon Hood, And... Hockey Puck Body Mounts??

  What’s more Hoonigan than getting a fully custom carbon fiber roof and hood for the donk from our friends at K&N, all while drilling out a grip of hockey pucks to make some body mounts? Wha...
What Color Should We Paint the Donk?? The Great Debate Begins

What Color Should We Paint the Donk?? The Great Debate Begins

    Donk paint ain’t nothing to mess with. After going back and forth on what color to paint this project, we headed out to our local body shop - Horn's Collision Center - to get some real life sa...
The Donk’s Roof is a Nightmare!! So We Make it Safer… With More Metal

The Donk’s Roof is a Nightmare!! So We Make it Safer… With More Metal

    Did landau tops ever reeeeally seem like a good idea? Even if they did, we can almost guarantee that most of ‘em are hiding some real nightmares these days. Just like ours. Can’t win ‘em all. ...
The Donk Project’s Big Block Gets a 8-71 Blower, and a Special Guest for Wiring

The Donk Project’s Big Block Gets a 8-71 Blower, and a Special Guest for Wiring

    We said it, and we mean it: we’re gunning to have this donk project make 1000 horsepower. Will we get there? Who knows. But we’re definitely going to throw a big ‘ol blower at it to try and g...
A Donk With a Parachute?? Our ’71 Caprice Gets Brand New Suspension and Drag Prep

A Donk With a Parachute?? Our ’71 Caprice Gets Brand New Suspension and Drag Prep

Now we’re not saying we’re the first ones to toss a drag chute onto a donk, but it definitely ain’t something you see on your typical ’71 Caprice. But then again, not much about this build is typi...
Donk Gets its Big Block eBay Crate Motor “Dropped in”, and We Box the Frame

Donk Gets its Big Block eBay Crate Motor “Dropped in”, and We Box the Frame

How many Hoonigans does it take to build a donk? Probably just one, to be honest (*cough* Suppy), but dude needs to put some of us to work. So the crew showed up in full force for frame boxing, mo...
We fit 26" Wheels on our Donk... With NO Cutting

We fit 26" Wheels on our Donk... With NO Cutting

First thing's first, we can't call this thing a real donk build while it's still sitting on its mega basic 15" wheels. Final while choice on our gem of a '71 Chevy Caprice is a hot debate right no...